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Central Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

507^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 614 Oklahoma Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of Oklahoma elementary schools

Summary

Central Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Moore, Oklahoma, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 637 students. The school is part of the Moore School District, which is ranked 140 out of 452 districts in Oklahoma and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Central Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Oklahoma elementary schools, with a ranking of 507 out of 614 schools in the 2024-2025 school year and a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are significantly lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 14% of students were proficient in ELA and 15% in Math, compared to 35% and 34% for the Moore district, respectively. The school's performance has declined over the years, with its ranking dropping from 172 out of 845 schools in 2009-2010 to 507 out of 614 schools in 2024-2025. Central Elementary School has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 15.3% to 21.7% in recent years, which is higher than the district and state averages.

The nearby schools, such as Heritage Trails Elementary, Briarwood Elementary, and Winding Creek Elementary, consistently outperform Central Elementary School in academic measures, with higher proficiency rates and better state rankings. These higher-performing schools have lower percentages of students from disadvantaged backgrounds, with free/reduced-price lunch rates ranging from 34.69% to 72.1%, compared to 75.51% at Central Elementary. Additionally, Central Elementary School's spending per student ($7,634 in 2018-2019) is lower than the spending at some of the higher-performing nearby schools, such as Kelley Elementary ($9,496) and Houchin Elementary ($8,065).

577

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,944

Per pupil spending ?

69.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

123 Northwest Second Street
Moore, OK 73160-3160

(405) 735-4140

District: Moore

Students who attend Central Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Central Junior High School
High:	Moore High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.9%

Hispanic:

23.4%

Two or more races:

18.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 74th percentile in 2009 → 17th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oklahoma average (14% vs 27% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 57 percentile points since 2009

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg35%

Oklahoma avg27%

507^th of 614

Oklahoma public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 39 pts since 2015

From top 44% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

24^th of 25Elementary Schools in the Moore

140^th of 452Moore among Oklahoma districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	507 of 614	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.6	488 of 646	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.3	275 of 411	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.5	282 of 406	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.8	257 of 407	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	53.6	234 of 498	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	59.1	417 of 957	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	69.3	221 of 846	73.9%	★★★★☆
2010	74.4	172 of 845	79.6%	★★★★☆
2009	69.0	218 of 840	74.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2021	30.0	70 of 97	27.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	402 of 502	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.9	314 of 506	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	268 of 289	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	31.8	318 of 403	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2021)28th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile~ school

White (2025)7th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Oklahoma (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics15%-11 vs state

English Language Arts I14%-12 vs state

Science13%-17 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, August 27, 2016

I've had 2 children attend this school both needed a IEP and required assistance with Special Ed, the first child is now a Senior but when he attended here it was a battle with the teacher to teach him, he would do everything at home without issues 4th grade spelling words, reading etc but the teacher would say he can't and give him kindergarten work until I went in enough and raised hell, now I have another child there and even worse without my knowledge or ex husbands the Special ED teacher who he has had from last year put my son in full time SE when he is supposed to be in regular 4th grade class she said he's not smart enough and the principal is no better its a terrible school Close Quote

Schools Near Central Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				OSTP English Language Arts I (2025)					OSTP Mathematics (2025)					OSTP Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	OSTP English Language Arts I 3rd Grade	OSTP English Language Arts I 4th Grade	OSTP English Language Arts I 5th Grade	OSTP English Language Arts I 6th Grade	OSTP English Language Arts I All Grades	OSTP Mathematics 3rd Grade	OSTP Mathematics 4th Grade	OSTP Mathematics 5th Grade	OSTP Mathematics 6th Grade	OSTP Mathematics All Grades	OSTP Science 5th Grade	OSTP Science All Grades	Total
Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	123 Northwest Second Street	Moore	73160	Cleveland County	Moore	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(405) 735-4140	577	37	15.5	69.8%	242 (41.9%)	54 (9.4%)	135 (23.4%)	16 (2.8%)	21 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	108 (18.7%)	20	507^th of 614 public elementary schools	17.4%					(n/a)	20.0	11.0	8.0	21.0	14.0	23.0	15.0	6.0	14.0	15.0	13.0	13.0	$9,944
Southgate-Rippetoe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	500 North Norman Avenue	Moore	73160	Cleveland County	Moore	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(405) 735-4480	560	38	14.7	79.1%	256 (45.7%)	43 (7.7%)	136 (24.3%)	3 (0.5%)	28 (5.0%)	3 (0.5%)	91 (16.3%)	22.3	488^th of 614 public elementary schools	20.5%		8.8	376^th of 389 public elementary schools	3.3%	112	13.0	10.0	18.0	19.0	15.0	13.0	15.0	24.0	16.0	17.0	16.0	16.0	$10,476
Northmoor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	211 Northeast 19th	Moore	73160	Cleveland County	Moore	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(405) 735-4420	324	22	15.0	71.6%	156 (48.1%)	26 (8.0%)	62 (19.1%)	7 (2.2%)	18 (5.6%)	1 (0.3%)	54 (16.7%)	52.5	276^th of 614 public elementary schools	55.0%		42.4	229^th of 389 public elementary schools	41.1%	47	10.0	19.0	31.0	44.0	26.0	12.0	32.0	38.0	42.0	31.0	35.0	35.0	$12,346
Winding Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1401 Northeast 12th Street	Moore	73160	Cleveland County	Moore	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(405) 735-4510	510	34	15.0	62.2%	221 (43.3%)	40 (7.8%)	112 (22.0%)	21 (4.1%)	39 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (15.1%)	54.4	255^th of 614 public elementary schools	58.5%		42.5	228^th of 389 public elementary schools	41.4%	27	26.0	20.0	35.0	27.0	27.0	39.0	27.0	41.0	27.0	33.0	33.0	33.0	$11,174
Kelley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1900 North Janeway Avenue	Moore	73160	Cleveland County	Moore	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(405) 735-4400	295	22	13.4	79.0%	110 (37.3%)	19 (6.4%)	109 (36.9%)	2 (0.7%)	11 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (14.9%)	49	309^th of 614 public elementary schools	49.7%					(n/a)	25.0	21.0	24.0	36.0	26.0	23.0	31.0	30.0	34.0	29.0	28.0	28.0	$12,611
Santa Fe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	501 North Santa Fe Avenue	Moore	73160	Cleveland County	Moore	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(405) 735-4450	414	27	15.3	68.6%	168 (40.6%)	48 (11.6%)	111 (26.8%)	10 (2.4%)	14 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	62 (15.0%)	29.5	439^th of 614 public elementary schools	28.5%		16.7	352^nd of 389 public elementary schools	9.5%	87	21.0	24.0	10.0	24.0	20.0	23.0	31.0	8.0	18.0	20.0	13.0	13.0	$11,921
Apple Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1101 Southeast 14th Street	Moore	73160	Cleveland County	Moore	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(405) 735-4100	418	30	13.9	67.7%	200 (47.8%)	30 (7.2%)	100 (23.9%)	6 (1.4%)	15 (3.6%)	3 (0.7%)	64 (15.3%)	62.4	205^th of 614 public elementary schools	66.6%		50.9	183^rd of 389 public elementary schools	53.0%	22	32.0	23.0	36.0	33.0	31.0	32.0	42.0	42.0	23.0	34.0	42.0	42.0	$12,155
Plaza Towers Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	852 Southwest 11th Street	Moore	73160	Cleveland County	Moore	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(405) 735-4430	403	26	15.8	69.2%	142 (35.2%)	63 (15.6%)	99 (24.6%)	11 (2.7%)	13 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (18.6%)	45.6	336^th of 614 public elementary schools	45.3%		35.2	280^th of 389 public elementary schools	28.0%	56	29.0	25.0	26.0	29.0	27.0	34.0	17.0	30.0	19.0	25.0	28.0	28.0	$11,985
Heritage Trails Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1801 South Bryant Avenue	Moore	73160	Cleveland County	Moore	No	(n/a)	No	No	(405) 735-4520	551	34	16.2	31.8%	285 (51.7%)	40 (7.3%)	70 (12.7%)	24 (4.4%)	26 (4.7%)	3 (0.5%)	103 (18.7%)	89.8	40^th of 614 public elementary schools	93.5%		88.4	34^th of 389 public elementary schools	91.3%	6	46.0	45.0	44.0	54.0	47.0	45.0	73.0	48.0	48.0	52.0	50.0	50.0	$9,747
Houchin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3200 Webster Street	Moore	73160	Cleveland County	Moore	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(405) 735-4190	553	32	17.2	85.9%	157 (28.4%)	74 (13.4%)	198 (35.8%)	3 (0.5%)	13 (2.4%)	7 (1.3%)	101 (18.3%)	16.2	543^rd of 614 public elementary schools	11.6%		14	361^st of 389 public elementary schools	7.2%	182	11.0	15.0	8.0	15.0	12.0	17.0	12.0	8.0	12.0	12.0	16.0	16.0	$9,999

Frequently Asked Questions about Central Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Central Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Central Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Central Junior High School
High : Moore High School

Is Central Elementary School a good school?

Central Elementary School ranks in the bottom 17.4% of Oklahoma elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Central Elementary School?

Students at Central Elementary School are 42% White, 23% Hispanic, 19% Two or more races, 9% African American, 4% American Indian, 3% Asian.

How many students attend Central Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 577 students attended Central Elementary School.

What district is Central Elementary School in?

Moore

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